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first (solid-fuel) rocket - time

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China 13th century AD

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China 13th century AD

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first (solid-fuel) rocket

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first book on rockety

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1650, “Great Art of Artillery”

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1650, “Great Art of Artillery”

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first book on rockety

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multi-stage solid fuel rockets

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Kazimierz Siemienowicz

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Kazimierz Siemienowicz

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multi-stage solid fuel rockets

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Konstantin Zilkowski (Isiolkovski, Cilkowski)

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1903, first book on space travel
“Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices”
-multistage rockets powered by liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
-concept of space station, rocket boosters

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Author of first book on space travel

“Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices”

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Konstantin Zilkowski (Isiolkovski, Cilkowski), 1903

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  • multistage rockets powered by liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
  • concept of space station, rocket boosters
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1903, first book on space travel

“Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices”

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1903, first book on space travel

“Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices”

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  • multistage rockets powered by liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
  • concept of space station, rocket boosters
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Robert Goddard

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1919, “Method for Reaching Extreme Altitudes”

  • mathematical theory of space flight
  • idea of using rocket to reach moon
  • working in US Goddard became a laughingstock of the contemporary scientific world
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1919, “Method for Reaching Extreme Altitudes”

  • mathematical theory of space flight
  • idea of using rocket to reach moon
  • working in US Goddard became a laughingstock of the contemporary scientific world
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Robert Goddard

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Hermann Oberth

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1922, doctoral thesis “By Rocket into Planetary Space”

1929, launched 1st liquid fueled rocket in Germany

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1922, doctoral thesis “By Rocket into Planetary Space”

1929, launched 1st liquid fueled rocket in Germany

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Hermann Oberth

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Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun

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  • German and US rocket program

- designed 12 rockets for Hitler (A1-A12)

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  • German and US rocket program

- designed 12 rockets for Hitler (A1-A12)

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Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun

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first man-made object in space

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1942, A4 rocket (V2)

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1942, A4 rocket (V2)

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first man-made object in space

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A10

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1940,

  • intercontinental ballistic missile
  • tested at Peenemunde
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1940,

  • intercontinental ballistic missile
  • tested at Peenemunde
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A10

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A12

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spacecraft, in 1969 it took first man to the moon (Braun’s Saturn Rocket)

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spacecraft, in 1969 it took first man to the moon (Braun’s Saturn Rocket)

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A12

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1943

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Allies bombed Peenemunde

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Allies bombed Peenemunde

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1943

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A4 rocket
- most advanced weapon system of WW2 - 5200hm/h, 4 times speed of sound, unstoppable - spectacular technology, human cost enormous, single operational took 6 lives
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- most advanced weapon system of WW2 - 5200hm/h, 4 times speed of sound, unstoppable - spectacular technology, human cost enormous, single operational took 6 lives
A4 rocket
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Mitteluerk
- Dora Concentration Camp - 3 underground factories A4, V1 and jet planes - supervised by Braun, conditions 'repulsive' and 'hellish'
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- Dora Concentration Camp - 3 underground factories A4, V1 and jet planes - supervised by Braun, conditions 'repulsive' and 'hellish'
Mitteluerk
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Americans reached Nordhausen
1945
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1945
Americans reached Nordhausen
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Vostok (R7) rocket
start of the space race
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start of the space race
Vostok (R7) rocket
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Sputnik 1
1957 - first man-made object to orbit the Earth - intercontinental nuclear ballistic missiles reality
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1957 - first man-made object to orbit the Earth - intercontinental nuclear ballistic missiles reality
Sputnik 1
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Sputnik 2
1957, Laika dog (7days in orbit)
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1957, Laika dog (7days in orbit)
Sputnik 2
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NASA formed
1958, Braun director
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1958, Braun director
NASA formed
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Luna 1
1959, first man-made object to orbit the moon
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1959, first man-made object to orbit the moon
Luna 1
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Luna 2
1959, first man-made object to reach surface of the moon
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1959, first man-made object to reach surface of the moon
Luna 2
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Luna 3
1959, orbits moon and photographs the far side
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1959, orbits moon and photographs the far side
Luna 3
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Tiros 1
1960, first successful weather satellite, US | first camera-equipped spy satellite
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1960, first successful weather satellite, US | first camera-equipped spy satellite
Tiros 1
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Vostok 1
1961, takes 1st human into space Yuri Gargarin (orbit Earth once)
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1961, takes 1st human into space Yuri Gargarin (orbit Earth once)
Vostok 1
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Vostok 6
1963, Valentia Teneshkova, 1st woman in space (orbit Earth 48 times)
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1963, Valentia Teneshkova, 1st woman in space (orbit Earth 48 times)
Vostok 6
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Alexei Leonov
1965, first space walk
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1965, first space walk
Alexei Leonov
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Luna 9
1966, lands on the moon | -first spacecraft to soft-land
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1966, lands on the moon | -first spacecraft to soft-land
Luna 9
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Venera 3
1966, first space craft to reach another planet (Venus)
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1966, first space craft to reach another planet (Venus)
Venera 3
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Zond 5
1968, first spacecraft to orbit the moon and return to Earth
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1968, first spacecraft to orbit the moon and return to Earth
Zond 5
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Neil Armstrong
1969, first moon-walk, using Braun's rocket Apollo 11
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1969, first moon-walk, using Braun's rocket Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong
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space shuttle
1979, first Columbia, lower cost of operation, reusable craft
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1979, first Columbia, lower cost of operation, reusable craft
space shuttle

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